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HARDWOOD RECORD 



September 



1918 



the rcpin'ts to the Forest Service, where the information is compiled and 

 then torwiuilcd to the War Department. The government itself is not 

 Ijiiying the walnut, but sends out the information to manufacturers work- 

 ing on government contracts. 



The Danish goverument and the war trade board have agreed 

 that Denmark can have during the next year 300 tons of woods 

 except mahogany, walnut and spruce, and 740 tons of furniture, etc. 



A wooden bicycle tire has been perfected in Holland, it is re- 

 ported. It is made of elm wood. 



The Bed Cross states that it has appropriated over $5,000,000 for 

 reconstruction in devastated portions of France. 



Furniture manufacturers have submitted sample wooden beds 

 with steel sides to the government for consideration for army and 

 civilian needs. 



There has been an increase of 350 per cent in the 

 of briar root for pipes, it is announced, and 100 per ci 

 of other pipe woods. 



ar prices 

 the cost 



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Drastic Lumber Embargo Order 



High Lights and Late News on Embargo Order 



It is ofRcially stated, and the statement is borne out by 

 private interviews with ofBcials and the predominating opin- 

 ion generally expressed, that the purpose of the embargo 

 order is to control rather than to restrict lumber shipments, 

 and particularly shipments that appear unnecessary because 

 of nearer sources of supply. It is also officially stated that 

 manufacturers will have no trouble in getting permits. 



The order definitely instructs that consignee must apply 

 for permits. It is also permitted that if shipment originates 

 and has its destination on the same railroad Unes, inclusive 

 of switch line at point of origin and at point of destination, 

 the local transportation officials have authority to issue per- 

 mits covering such movements. In aU other cases the matter 

 must be taken up as foUows: 



For shipments destined for New York, Philadelphia, Balti- 

 more and Wasliington an application must be made for per- 

 mit to the freight traffic committees of those points respec- 

 tively. In territory around Chicago, for instance taking in 

 Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan and general central 

 points in this vicinity, application must be made to W. L. 

 Barnes, assistant manager. Car Service Section, Burlington 

 building, Cliicago, 111. In all other cases application must 

 be made to the Car Service Section, Washington, D. C. 



It is specifically forbidden that any recousigmnent may be 

 made. Shipment must positively be made direct from one 

 point to another point. 



There was a mistaken impression in the beginning that logs 

 were exempted from the order. The only exemptions other 

 than those not shown on the original order are contained in 

 an official order sent by telegraph on September 2i and effec- 

 tive on that date. The list of items exempted from the per- 

 mit requirements is as foUows: 



Locust logs and billets, walnut logs, walnut lumber, ex- 

 celsior, baled shavings, sawdust, tanbark, extract wood, pulp- 

 wood, mine props, pit props, fuel wood, chemical wood, box 

 shooks and wirebound box and crate material, rotary cut 

 box and crate material, staves, headings, hoops and manu- 

 factured materials. 



Regular forms for application are provided and these can 

 be secured from the officials above referred to. 



Late advices also state definitely that sliipments to Canada 

 are exempted from the permit requirements. 



It is not necessary in the event of sliipment originating 

 outside of the prescribed territory to be shipped through the 

 prescribed territory and to point of destination outside of 

 the prescribed territory, to secure permit. However, on ship- 

 ments originating within the prescribed territory and shipped 

 to points outside of the prescribed territory or shipments 

 originating outside of the prescribed territory and shipped 

 to point within the prescribed territory, permits must be 

 secured by the consignee. 



It is definitely forbidden that cars be loaded against em- 

 bargo without permit havi:ig been secured prior to loading. 

 There is definite assurance that permits will be issued on 

 practically all orders booked. 



It appears that on the whole the greatest hardship and 

 loss will come not from refusal of permits, except when as 

 time goes on congestion in various districts requires the re- 

 fusal of permits, but rather from the delay caused by getting 

 the scheme under way. 



The officials are showing a genuine disposition to make 

 everything as easy as possible and to clarify the situation as 

 speedily and as thoroughly as possible. Necessarily though 

 with such a vast imdertaking and with such long distances 

 to be covered in applications for permits and so much time 

 consumed in applying for and receiving permits, there will 

 be serious delays and serious losses and undoubtedly the gov- 

 ernment's war program as well as other business will be 

 definitely interfered with for the time being. 



It is likely that the embargo wUl last during the term of 

 the war, but it is also likely that irregularities and difficul- 

 ties will be ironed out as rapidly as possible so that the mat- 

 ter wUl eventually become more a question of mere incon- 

 venience than serious loss. 



It is quite likely that measures will be taken enabling 

 consumers of lumber to put in application for permits for 

 their requirements ahead, based on their estimated lumber 

 needs. In fact, a Hardwood Record representative wit- 

 nessed one lumber consumer making this type of applica- 

 tion, and when such system gets under way it will very 

 largely reduce complications, as it obviously will be foolish 

 to require a factory to have its status as an essential in- 

 dustry established with each car of lumber that it buys. 



The drastic and unheralded order of the car service section of 

 the L'. S. Railroad Administravion, declaring an embargo, already 

 effective, September 16, against all shipments of commercial lumber 



into consum 

 east of the 



erritory north of the Ohio and Potouia 

 has created consternation. 

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